> The great fantasies, myths, and tales are indeed like dreams: they speak from the unconscious to the unconscious, in the language of the unconscious – symbol

> The great fantasies, myths, and tales are indeed like dreams: they speak from the unconscious to the unconscious, in the language of the unconscious – symbol and archetype. The bookend narration of 2011 film Sucker Punch mentions such a thing. > Though they use words, they work the way music does: they short-circuit verbal reasoning, and go straight to the thoughts that lie too deep to utter. I appreciated music more after someone pointed out that music is the most evocative art form. Paintings can look realistic, movies can be based on real stories, video games can feel immersive, but music is almost never _like_ anything. I like that.